- Addictions help
- Trauma recovery
- Guilt and shame
About Alexa
Alexa Cruz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 14 years of experience practicing in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She works with adults facing addiction, relationship strain, trauma, grief, and self-esteem struggles. Alexa also lists guilt and shame among the concerns she helps people address.
She focuses on concrete skills and practical steps rather than abstract theory. Sessions typically involve talking through recent events, identifying unhelpful patterns, and trying small changes that can reduce shame and improve daily functioning. Alexa pays attention to how health, stress, and life transitions affect mood and behavior.
Her background includes work with people managing chronic pain and illness, veterans, and those dealing with substance use. That experience shapes how she approaches complicated grief, dissociation, panic, and mood concerns. She notes multicultural issues as part of her perspective when relevant.
Alexa’s style blends clear goals with ongoing reflection. She helps clients work on communication, boundaries, and reducing isolation. Forgiveness and codependency are discussed when they relate to the client’s goals.
People can expect straightforward conversations and practical tools they can try between sessions. Alexa asks about each person’s context and tailors the focus to current needs, whether that means addressing impulsivity, improving coping with chronic illness, or managing relationship conflict.
Evidence-based approaches and online work
Alexa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing how people think and behave in daily life. Cognitive approaches involve noticing and testing unhelpful thoughts that fuel shame or guilt, and replacing them with more balanced thinking. These methods can help with mood problems, panic, and self-critical patterns.Behavioral strategies are used to shift actions that maintain problems. That might include graded exposure for panic, building small routines to manage chronic pain, or rehearsing clearer communication in relationships. These practical steps aim to reduce avoidance and increase manageable choices.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Alexa will work with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences rather than prescribing a single route. Clients and therapist review what is working and adjust plans together.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when helpful, and avoid travel to appointments. Discussing preferred session length and frequency helps tailor online work to day-to-day schedules.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with addiction, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, and self-esteem issues. Additional focus areas include chronic pain, codependency, and panic symptoms.
How would she approach shame or guilt in sessions?
She uses clear, practical conversations to identify how guilt or shame affects daily life and behavior. Sessions aim to spot patterns and try small changes that reduce their grip over time.
What is her professional experience?
She has 14 years of clinical experience working with people facing substance use, trauma, mood concerns, and grief. That experience includes work with veterans and clients managing chronic illness.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and practices with a base in Pennsylvania.
Can I have sessions in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether remote or in-person meetings are possible.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing will be provided during the matching and scheduling process.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session. The questionnaire helps pair you with the best fit.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.